2011–12 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season 2011–12
A-League Premiership Central Coast Mariners
A-League Championship Brisbane Roar
W-League Premiership Canberra United
W-League Championship Canberra United
National Youth League Central Coast Mariners
← 2010–11 Australia 2012–13 →


The following article is a summary of the 2011–12 soccer season in Australia.

Domestic leagues

A-League

Main article: 2011–12 A-League

The 2011–12 A-League began on 8 October 2011 and ended on 22 April 2012.

Regular season

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Central Coast Mariners 27 15 6 6 40 24+16 51 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28+22 49 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35+5 43 2012 A-League Finals Series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 12 4 11 34 32+2 40
5 Sydney FC 27 10 8 9 37 42−5 38
6 Melbourne Heart 27 9 10 8 35 34+1 37
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 38 41−3 35
8 Melbourne Victory 27 6 11 10 35 43−8 29
9 Adelaide United 27 5 10 12 26 44−18 25
10 Gold Coast United 27 4 9 14 30 42−12 21 Disbanded at end of season

Updated to games played on 25 March 2012..
Source: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2012 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage.
3Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Finals

  Semi Finals Week 1 Semi Finals Week 2 Preliminary Final Grand Final
    A – 31 March 2012       D – 8 April 2012               22 April 2012  
  1  Central Coast Mariners  0 —  Central Coast Mariners  2    Brisbane Roar  2
  2  Brisbane Roar  2 —  Brisbane Roar  3              Perth Glory  1
                    F – 14 April 2012          
    B – 1 April 2012                Central Coast Mariners  1(3)        
  3  Perth Glory  3              Perth Glory  1(5)        
  6  Melbourne Heart  0     E – 7 April 2012                  
             Perth Glory  3                
    C – 30 March 2012        Wellington Phoenix  2                
  4  Wellington Phoenix  3                        
  5  Sydney FC  2                        

W-League

Main article: 2011–12 W-League

The 2011–12 W-League began on 22 October 2011 and ended on 28 January 2012.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra United (C) 10 7 3 0 23 9 +14 24 Qualification to Finals series
2 Brisbane Roar 10 6 3 1 20 11 +9 21
3 Sydney FC 10 5 2 3 26 8 +18 17
4 Melbourne Victory 10 5 2 3 21 9 +12 17
5 Newcastle Jets 10 4 0 6 18 22 −4 12
6 Perth Glory 10 2 0 8 11 36 −25 6
7 Adelaide United 10 1 0 9 6 30 −24 3
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2012. Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Canberra United 1
4 Melbourne Victory 0
1 Canberra United 3
2 Brisbane Roar 2
2 Brisbane Roar (p) 1 (4)
3 Sydney FC 1 (3)

International club competitions

AFC Champions League

The 2012 AFC Champions League began on 10 February 2012 and ended on 10 November 2012. Brisbane Roar qualified after winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final, Central Coast Mariners after coming second in the 2010–11 A-League and Adelaide United, after coming third, entered in the qualifying stages.[1]

Adelaide United


Brisbane Roar

Central Coast Mariners

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2011–12.

World Cup qualifying

Men's under-23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2011–12.

Olympic qualifying

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-20 national team in 2011–12.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

AFC U-19 Championship qualifying

Men's under 17

AFC U-16 Championship qualifying

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2011–12.

Olympic qualifying

Women's under-20

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Women's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-17 national team in 2011–12.

AFC U-16 Women's Championship

References

  1. ↑ "Reds bound for AFC Champions League 2012". Adelaide United. 7 December 2011.
  2. ↑ http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/brisbane-hosts-socceroos-wc-qualifier-game-20110805-1iecg.html
  3. ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2014 – Final Round – Oman vs Australia". the-afc.com. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

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